Frame By Frame

Services:  Frame By Frame

For the discriminating and professional customer, we offer a high quality, low cost alternative to film scanning.

Each individual frame of film is individually captured as a still image and later assembled into an uncompressed video file. This enables us to output the transferred film to any frame rate without flicker or blended frames. Our transfers utilize an aerial image transfer process through the help of Broadcast-Quality 3CCD cameras in conjunction with special film transport mechanisms. The film frame floats in mid air while the optics of the camera, slated for over 800 lines of resolution, focuses on the image. With the absence of a mirror, screen, or box, this process produces extremely vibrant images without any loss in color fidelity.
Some of the other benefits are:
Steady frame registration
Perfect image focus
Flicker free images
No blended frames
Improved image clarity
Frame rate independance
Even light illumination

The resulting image is sent directly via firewire (at 520 HLR) to one of our computer workstations. This process allows us to edit out leaders, blank spots, add soundtracks, titles, and output to various video formats. If DVD is the desired output format, complete customization of chapter marks, navigation, and more is available. .

All frame by frame transfer services include:
Transfer of film to digital
Splicing (if necessary)
Editing out of blank spots, beginning and end leaders, etc.
Opening and closing transition (DVD Only)
Encoding to MPEG2 (DVD Only)
Tape/disk stock
Correction for upside-down reels

We accept 8mm, Super 8 silent, Super 8 sound, 16mm silent, and 16mm sound for transfer on our frame by frame transfer equipment.

Frame By Frame transfers are the perfect solution as well as our best value for individuals looking to maximize the quality of their film transfer.